The SRE Manager will lead a team responsible for maintaining the reliability and performance of Apple's private cloud infrastructure that supports critical services. This hands-on leadership role involves setting the technical direction for operational excellence while mentoring engineers and driving automation. The manager will collaborate closely with software and infrastructure teams to implement meaningful improvements. The position offers the opportunity to impact a platform that operates at an unprecedented scale.

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading infrastructure or SRE teams
• Deep experience operating large-scale, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments in production
• Strong systems background with troubleshooting skills across the full stack
• Experience with configuration management at scale using tools like Puppet or Ansible
• Track record of building high-performing teams through coaching and clear expectations
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives to completion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with third-party cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with bare-metal provisioning and lifecycle management at datacenter scale
• Experience with Java, Go, or Python services in production
• Understanding of cloud-native observability tools like Prometheus or Splunk
• CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent certification
• Experience running infrastructure as an internal managed service with defined SLAs

• Lead a team to ensure the reliability and performance of the cloud infrastructure.
• Set the technical direction for reliability and operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers and drive automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with software and infrastructure teams to implement improvements.
• Build a team culture that promotes sustainable and rewarding reliability engineering.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.